[mkgmap-dev] Sample basic mkgmap config file

Wed Nov 13 18:31:33 GMT 2019

Hi Gerd

Here is revised patch including sample.cfg. The README is distributed;
build.xml already copies it.

Ticker

On Wed, 2019-11-13 at 17:50 +0000, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> Hi Ticker,
> 
> I use "svn add" to add a new file. A following svn diff produces the
> patch with the file.
> I think the README is not distributed, so you have to change
> build.xml as well.
> 
> If you use svn patch with my patch the file is "automagically" svn
> -aded
> 
> Gerd
> 
> ________________________________________
> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag
> von Ticker Berkin <rwb-mkgmap at jagit.co.uk>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. November 2019 18:43
> An: Development list for mkgmap
> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Sample basic mkgmap config file
> 
> Hi Gerd
> 
> I've tweaked the file a bit and put a hint to it in the README in the
> root directory of the distribution; this file is very out-of-date but
> I
> didn't want to start re-writing it.
> 
> Attached is the updated patch and resources/sample.cfg (which I
> couldn't work out how to get into the patch because it's a new file)
> 
> I don't think we can solve all a new users build problems, but the
> idea
> of this was just to start the user off with a good set of options and
> how they can be specified, along with the splitter generated
> template.args, to mkgmap.
> 
> Ticker
> 
> On Wed, 2019-11-13 at 11:12 +0000, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> > Hi Ticker,
> > 
> > I don't think that it will be of much help when we distribute a
> > sample without any hint regarding the usage.
> > 
> > The attached patch shows how to change build.xml so that it copies
> > a
> > sample.cfg to examples directory. I think we need at least a
> > README.html or HOWTO.html
> > that explains how to use it and I have no idea where to start with
> > this.
> > 
> > Here is a brief description how I create a map for my bicycle
> > tours:
> > 1) Extract attached zip file to produce a directory map containing
> > makemap.cmd and mkgmaps.args
> > 2) Create a gpx file with a router like brouter
> > http://brouter.de/brouter-web
> > 3) Load the gpx file into JOSM and draw a polygon around it, store
> > it
> > as map.poly in the map directory
> > 4) Download osm.pbf from geofabrik that covers the map.poly
> > (typically europe-lastest.osm.pbf)
> > 5) Modify the first rows in script makemap.cmd so that the wanted
> > osm
> > input file is used and map name is set
> > 6) Execute the script (don't try it, it will only work on my PC)
> > 
> > If you look at the script you will find that it requires some tools
> > and input files in exactly the right places
> > and there is no code to react on errors, so it may help some people
> > but probably it will only be confusing for a newbie, esp.
> > one who uses Linux.
> > 
> > The program map-composer (1)  tries to solve this problem with a
> > dialog, but it is only available in German.
> > 
> > (1) http://composer.waldpfa.de/
> > 
> > Gerd
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